Van Marwijk steps down as coach of Netherlands
June 29, 2012, Friday
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NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk resigned on Wednesday after the team's surprising group stage exit at the European Championship, abruptly ending a seesaw career.
Van Marwijk's contract to 2016 was ended "with immediate effect," the Dutch federation said in a statement.
The Dutch lost all three group games to Germany, Portugal and Denmark, after they had entered the tournament with the clear ambition of lifting the cup.
Van Marwijk stuck with the team which lost the World Cup final to Spain in extra time two years ago and paid the price. The defense was slow and leaky, its midfield aging, and its collection of stars up front never worked well together.
Pressure had been mounting for over a week with calls for quick action before the Netherlands starts its World Cup qualifying campaign this autumn. Speculation has been rife about possible replacements, and hours before Van Marwijk's resignation Feyenoord coach and former Netherlands defender Ronald Koeman explicitly said he would not take the job.
Van Marwijk's contract to 2016 was ended "with immediate effect," the Dutch federation said in a statement.
The Dutch lost all three group games to Germany, Portugal and Denmark, after they had entered the tournament with the clear ambition of lifting the cup.
Van Marwijk stuck with the team which lost the World Cup final to Spain in extra time two years ago and paid the price. The defense was slow and leaky, its midfield aging, and its collection of stars up front never worked well together.
Pressure had been mounting for over a week with calls for quick action before the Netherlands starts its World Cup qualifying campaign this autumn. Speculation has been rife about possible replacements, and hours before Van Marwijk's resignation Feyenoord coach and former Netherlands defender Ronald Koeman explicitly said he would not take the job.
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